NHL West Division

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The NHL West Division was an early National Hockey League division that grouped teams primarily from the western part of North America before later realignments reshaped the league’s structure.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
NHL West Division canonical 1
NHL Western Division 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Hockey League division
sports division
conferenceRealignmentContext 1993 NHL expansion and realignment
country Canada
United States
dissolved 1998
divisionTitleWinner Calgary Flames
Colorado Avalanche
Dallas Stars
Detroit Red Wings
hasTeam Anaheim Mighty Ducks
linked to: Anaheim Ducks

Calgary Flames
Chicago Blackhawks
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche (from 1995)
linked to: Colorado Avalanche

Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars (from 1993)
linked to: Dallas Stars

Detroit Red Wings
Edmonton Oilers
Los Angeles Kings
Phoenix Coyotes
linked to: Arizona Coyotes

Phoenix Coyotes (from 1996)
linked to: Arizona Coyotes

San Jose Sharks
St. Louis Blues
Toronto Maple Leafs
Vancouver Canucks
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996)
linked to: Winnipeg Jets (WHA)
inception 1993
league National Hockey League
locationFocus American Midwest
American West Coast
Western Canada
namedAfter western North America
partOf NHL Western Conference
playoffRole determined playoff seeding
precededBy Norris Division
Smythe Division
reasonForDissolution NHL realignment in 1998–99 season
replacedBy NHL Central Division
NHL Pacific Division
seasonFormat regular season divisional play
sport ice hockey

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Smythe Division realignedFrom NHL West Division
Western Division (NHL) alsoKnownAs NHL Western Division
subject linked to: Western Division
linked to: NHL West Division